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FOOD
Moist, delicious and
easy-to-prepare
loaves for the
cooler months38
PSYCHOLOGY
Why we simply don’t
know enough yet
about why people
commit atrocities43
TECHNOLOGY
Samsung’s latest TVs
are so advanced that
content providers
can’t keep up42
being overweight or obese is worldwide, if women
can’t find a bra because their breasts are so large,
that’s a real barrier to activity. We need to have
garments designed to fit them and they need to be
high-support garments.”
Other research has found that the average breast
volume of Australian women is 650ml – well above
the 500ml thought to require proper support
during exercise.
In other words, more than half of all women
need good support during exercise.
The average woman does not have access to the
three-dimensional scanner that Coltman used to
measure breast volume. However, cup size provides
an approximate guide: women who
take a D-cup or larger are likely to
need a good-fitting, well-constructed
sports bra during exercise. In some
cases, depending on how vigorous
the activity is, they may need to wear
it with a tight-fitting crop top.
“Ultimately, you need to be
comfortable and supported to do the
activity you want to do.”C
oltman recommends getting
fitted by an expert, although
she notes that bra-fitters
are something of a dying breed.
Instead, women can use an app
developed by BRA to help them
find the right sports bra, although
preferably by trying the garment
on in a shop rather than buying it
online.
Coltman says a sports bra needs
a firm band: “You might need to go
down a band size from your every-
day bra, as it needs to be tighter and
firmer.”
Because of the way bra sizing
works, that may mean going up a
cup size to get the right fit. The bra
should be made of breathable fabric
and have wide straps.
Coltman recommends running
on the spot to test the bra’s level of
support: ideally, total vertical breast
movement should be no more than
10cm. BRA’s app includes a handy
“bounce-o-meter” to help measure
this in the changing room.
Coltman says finding the right
sports bra can be a revelation.
“A lot of women have never
had a sports bra that’s support-
ive and fits them properly,
so they don’t know what it
feels like. They just
keep plodding
along wear-
ing the same
bra.” lbra.edu.au/
sportsbra/FRONT AND CENTRE
Children with protruding front
teeth are more likely to damage
them than those whose teeth
don’t stick out. An Austral-
ian study published in Dental
Tra u ma to l o g y recommends
getting mouthguards for sport-
playing children whose front
teeth protrude more than 3mm.
The study’s authors also sug-
gest investigating the possibility
of early orthodontic work to
prevent permanent damage to
affected teeth.HIGHER CANCER RISK
The female hormones taken by
transgender women put them
at greater risk than the general
male population of developing
breast cancer, but their risk is still
lower than that of the general
female population, according
to a study in the BMJ. The Dutch
study found that taking male
hormones reduces the risk of
breast cancer in transgender
men. The authors recommend
that transgender people using
hormones follow the screening
guidelines for cisgender people.FOOD FOR THOUGHT
People with a previous eating
disorder, obsessive-compulsive
traits, dieting, poor body image
and a drive for thinness are more
likely to develop orthorexia ner-
vosa – a pathological obsession
with eating only healthy food
or “clean eating”. This was the
finding of Canadian researchers
following a literature search.
Being vegetarian or vegan are
also risk factors,
the researchers
found, with
lacto-vege-
tarians most
at risk of
developing
the condition.HEALTH BRIEFS
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“A lot of women have
never had a sports bra
that’s supportive and
fits them properly,
so they don’t know
what it feels like.”